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• Visit to eWaste Recycling, 91 Hillside Rd, Glenfield, Auckland.
• Meet in front of Building 111 at 9am.
• Expression of Interest for transport! Fill the form
• Or meet us there.
Field Trip Next Friday
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Governance & Social
SustainabilityGood governance and sustainable
human development are indivisible (UNDP, 1994)
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What is governance?
Why is it important?
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• the act of governing
• guidance
• consistent management
• cohesive policies
• processes and decision making- rights for a given area of responsibility
• governance is the way law & rules are set and implemented
What is Governance?
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• Governance is about overseeing policies, procedures and management, process and systems.
• Government at national levels have authority to oversee these processes and systems.
• Governance is what a "governing body" does
• Examples of governance?
In a corporate entity?
In a City?
Governance and Government: The difference?
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• Challenge for all societies is to create a system of governance that promotes, supports and sustains human development
• Governance can be seen as the exercise of economic, political and administrative authority to manage a country's affairs at all levels.
• Good governance is participatory, transparent and accountable. It is also effective and equitable. And it promotes the rule of law.
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1. Non-profit Governance: e.g. Board of Trustees
2. Participatory governance: e.g. Citizens Involvement
3. Project governance
4. Global governance: United Nations
Some Types of Governance
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1. Who is in charge of project governance in this case?
2. How will this project “promote, support and sustain human development”?
Project Governance: An Example
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• Governance is about the interaction between institutions in all sectors, that must set goals and co-operate in
achieving them and creating an orderly framework for action at local, national, regional and global levels.
• Governance needed for sustaining common resources for present and future generations.
• Partnership between Governments and all sectors of civil society
• Organize, coordinate and implement policy at all levels: international, national, ecosystem, town and village levels.
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Global Governance
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Three types of commons
• National commons: local territories of a nation e.g. fish, soil, forests, EEZ.
• Regional commons: resources bordering nations e.g. Nile basin (9 countries- Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
• Global commons: oceans, polar regions, outer space, atmosphere
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No local regulatory authority (no Governance)
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Individuals will over-exploit resources
Degradation of quality of life
TRAGEDY of the COMMONS
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• Clear boundaries (documented in Conventions & protocols)
• Locally appropriate rules
• Collective Agreement: International Whaling Commission
• Monitoring systems: e.g. Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) Video
• Graduated sanctions to punish infringements
• Conflict resolution mechanisms
What is needed to stop the “Tragedy of the Commons”
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Players in Global Governance
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• Multilateral organizations: UN
• International associations: G8, Commonwealth
• Regional groups: EU
• Private governance: Greenpeace, WWF
• National Governance: 230 in the world
• Subnational governments: Regional councils
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1. Read the article. What is the mentioned convention and it’s purpose?
2. Was it effective and how?
Conventions
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Some Conventions for Sustainability
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• Montreal Protocol – ozone layer protection
• Kyoto protocol- targets greenhouse gas reductions (some countries exempted?)
• Biodiversity Convention
• Rio Declaration
• Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
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Social Sustainability
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• Future generations should have the same or greater access to social resources as the current generation ("inter-generational equity"), while there should also be equal access to social resources within the current generation ("intra-generational equity").
• Encompasses human rights, labour rights, and corporate governance.
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What is Social Sustainability?
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• Social sustainability is focused on the development of programs and processes that promote social interaction and cultural enrichment e.g. Cultural festivals in Auckland
• It emphasizes protecting the vulnerable, respecting social diversity and ensuring that we all put priority on social capital. Globally, The Food Aid Convention (FAC)
• How we make choices that affect other humans in our ‘global community’ -- the Earth.
• Social sustainability is also related to more basic needs of happiness, safety, freedom, dignity and affection. e.g UN global
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It has the following dimensions:
Equity - the community provides equitable opportunities and outcomes for all its members, particularly the poorest and most vulnerable members of the community (Globally: World Vision), Locally: Food bank and KidsCan
e.g Education Policies, equal employment opportunity.
Diversity - the community promotes and encourages diversity
Interconnected/Social cohesions - the community provides processes, systems and structures that promote connectedness within and outside the community at the formal, informal and institutional level e.g. community events
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Quality of life - the community ensures that basic needs are met and fosters a good quality of life for all members at the individual, group and community level (eg. health, housing, education, employment, safety) New Zealand
Democracy and governance - the community provides democratic processes and open and accountable governance structures. e.g. public feedback on bills
Maturity - the individual accepts responsibility of consistent growth and improvement through broader social attributes (eg. communication styles, behavioural patterns, indirect education and philosophical explorations)
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1. Electric cars: better for society?
2. Biofuels: Biofuels
3. E-Waste: Dumping Grounds?
Social Sustainability and technology: some e.gs
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